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Pete Fry

@PtFry

2 months

Speaking of Mayor office, transparency, & infuriating behaviour This was a board room where Councillors did City business, met delegations, etc It was inexplicably expropriated for “regular operations” by Mayor office in January Last week forgot to lock door: It’s now a gym?

Christine Boyle

@christineeboyle

2 months

So the Mayors Office budget 📈 again. This time by $80K. @Vote4ABC Cllrs manipulate procedure to avoid voting on my amendment to increase transparency from the Mayors Office. Then call the question to shut down discussion. Absolutely infuriating behavior from Mayor Sim & ABC.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

7 years

Tradewar you say? More BC wine and less Alberta beef sounds like a decent lifestyle choice.. I shall toast Premier Notley from a pleasant beachfront vantage overlooking the unspoiled Salish Sea ~ Saluti! Keep Calm and Buy #BCWine

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

29 days

I've now read Vancouver Integrity Commissioner's report (by-law it must be released to public within 48h of delivery to Council). Though Code of Conduct complaints are dismissed - details in the report expose there are untouchable rotten goings-on in the mayor's office. 1/ 7🧵

BIV News

@BIVnews

29 days

Kirk LaPointe: Was this what Vancouver council worried its integrity commissioner might disclose?

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

I've lived in the DTES for the better part of thirty years. I've seen it go from bad to worse, I've seen people chewed up by hard lives and ravaged by addiction and neglect. I've watched kids inherit the struggles and pain of their parents. Today I feel hope. For real hope 1/5

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

26 days

Watching ABC struggle to make quorum for the mayor's special meeting to suspend the Integrity Commissioner - I cannot help but wonder if the attending councillors have read the recent IC report, and are ok with the behaviour they are tacitly endorsing

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

25 days

👏🏽Partisan politics aside (for a moment): Walking away from the party apparatus takes a lot of courage and integrity, which VSB Chair Victoria Jung clearly has in abundance. This is not a decision made lightly or without peril, and deserves a lot of respect 🙌🏽

Victoria Jung

@victoriajungvan

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. @Vote4ABC

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

1 month

BREAKING, First council appearance in a month, Ken Sim zooms in from vacation overseas to tiebreak a back-of-the-napkin amendment from ABC's Montague to roll back climate work: "Council resolves to allow natural gas for heating and hot water for new construction"

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

6 years

Feeling humbled & grateful this morning. Thanks for the kind notes. Thanks to the voters of Vancouver, to our team & volunteers, to my wife, friends and family. And thanks to the amazing candidates I met along this way w/ ideas, enthusiasm & love for our city - let's be in touch!

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

7 months

I am seething w/ anger. I can't believe we let this dirtbag walk w/only a $4500 fine. 70 Vancouverites displaced, robbed of their possessions, pets killed, massive Fire Rescue response - and a history of serial neglect/disregard for safety. I can't even.

Landlord fined $4,500 over fire that destroyed East Vancouver apartment building - BC | Globalnew...

Flames broke out at the building at East 10th Avenue and Prince Edwards Street on July 27, 2023. The damage left 30 people homeless.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 months

3 years of consultation w/ staff, residents, public, stakeholders for a 30 year WestEnd waterfront vision: climate resilience, natural systems, sports courts, skate plazas, dog park, active transportation, placemaking,++ Killed by Ken Sim & ABC More cars and traffic though😕

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

BIG NEWS: Vancouver Council just approved the Climate Emergency Action Plan! Lots of work to get us here and lots of work to come to make sure we get it right with equity, economy, and resilience - big thanks to our staff for work on this and climate activists for support

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

2 months

The deeply unserious and absolute absurdity of a civic asset being repurposed as Ken’s mojo dojo casa house belies a very real problem w/ process, transparency and good governance that we continue to get stonewalled on.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

2 years

I have questions about accuracy of this dog whistle. Efficiency and auditing on social safety spending over COVID response (and every year) is necessary. But this VPD-leaked 'report' by a for-profit corporation that lists and sells social service data doesn't pass the sniff test

Global BC

@GlobalBC

2 years

$5.1 billion was spent on Vancouver’s social safety net in 2020, according to the confidential report commissioned by Vancouver police. This equates to about $7,200 per Vancouver resident.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

1 month

This morning: ABC Montague's mealy-mouthed explanation for indefinite suspension of Vancouver's Integrity Commissioner & active investigations b/c scope clarity couldn't be addressed by simple amendment is categorically untrue. *⬇️ What are they hiding?

Vancouver City Councillor Brian Montague explains why the ABC Council wants a review of the city's...

Vancouver City Councillor Brian Montague initiated the motion to review the mandate of the city's Integrity Commissioner. He responds to critique of the move.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

1 month

The facile attempt to ignore climate science & work by industry to meet electrification & decarbonization targets, under pretense of housing affordability whilst actively working against affordable housing is INFURIATING but on brand for ABC. respect for Dominato & Meiszner tho

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

1 year

Board of Variance legally may deny expansion based on NIMBY opposition - but objections to the noise of children playing and "affects on the neighbourhood’s unique charm, character and vitality" when living across from a public park seems petty, spurious.

Dan Fumano: How a Vancouver neighbourhood fought, and defeated, a daycare

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

6 years

I'm running a positive campaign—but I need to call out dangerous bullshit when I see it. Right-leaning party Vancouver1st says SOGI is "wrong" No. They are wrong. Inclusivity, rights are non-negotiable Allies of all #vanpoli -stripes stand against bigotry

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

1 month

Last month, I revealed Sim's office using taxpayer$ to contract strategic advice from Alberta Conservative-affiliated big oil lobbyists. Yesterday, Sim slashed climate policy under canard of caring about affordability* *checks notes: affordability for developers, not residents

Pete Fry

@PtFry

3 months

Wellington Advocacy is headed by Nick Koolsbergen, former staff to former PM Stephen Harper, premier Jason Kenney, campaign manager for Alberta's United Conservative Party, and oil and gas lobbyist for Alberta's "Energy War Room."

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Pete Fry

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3 months

Highlighting Mayor Sim’s ever-growing, secretive Office Budget Coming recommendation to reallocate money from public service to political staff in mayor's office. Sim has spent more (and showed up less) than any mayor predecessor. #vanpoli Thread💰👀🧵

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

26 days

Re: Mayor's special meeting today to indefinitely suspend work/office of Vancouver's Integrity Commissioner. Cllrs @AdrianeCarr @christineeboyle & I will NOT attend and indulge assault on local govt integrity. ABC can whip their own meeting size of 6 ⬇️

A special council meeting to pause Vancouver's integrity commissioner | The Early Edition with...

Vancouver's City Council will be meeting today to vote on bylaw amendments related to the city's integrity commissioner. Councillor Pete Fry joins us to give us his thoughts on the meeting.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

Yesterday, on McElroy's tip I attended to observe/report this. Today, soccer players still at it. Tomorrow, we are holding a special council meeting to introduce emergency bylaw ENFORCEMENT. Folks, this not a drill. Keep our city safe #PhysicalDistance #StayAtHome #SafeHands

Justin McElroy

@j_mcelroy

4 years

OH SWEET MOTHER OF PEARL

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

6 years

On #CouncilSoWhite Yes, I'm a half-Trini immigrant & I've experienced racism, BUT I'm CIS-male w/ WASP-sounding name & light skin pass. Diversity & intersectionality is complex. I don't "represent" diversity, but I'm committed to it ✊🏽 T/y @carlitopablo

Mixed-race heritage stirs Vancouver councillor-elect Pete Fry to

Except for Pete Fry, who is of mixed-race heritage, all the newly elected councillors are white.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

5 years

My motion for 30k/h speed limit on residential streets comes before City Council Tuesday. It's work based on advocacy of many local orgs like @WeAreHub and @bccycle , the previous council, my own personal experiences, and a growing worldwide safety-first movement to slow down...

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

2 months

Speaking of letting down Vancouverites: The mayor and ABC *literally* made the irrational decision not to grow and expand park space when they rejected the 30 year West End Waterfront vision. Instead, opting to get rid of greenspace and a plaza for more cars and congestion 🚗🌬️

Mayor Ken Sim

@KenSimCity

2 months

Last night's Park Board's decision let down Vancouverites. The elected Park Board made the irrational decision not to grow and expand park space in the West End. They also said no to safer streets by turning down a fully funded AAA bike lane and improved pedestrian crossings.🚲🚸

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

6 months

No. Our rational for rejecting "gross misconduct" claim was based on evidence presented. The "activism" comes next week when we introduce motion to have staff report back on a regulatory framework for 🍄psychedelics, similar to Medical Marijuana framework Vancouver led w/ in 2015

Mayor Ken Sim

@KenSimCity

6 months

See below for my official statement on today's Business Licence Hearing decision:

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

1 year

Nice night for a #criticalmass bike ride through the streets of Vancouver with ⁦ @Lucyincanada ⁩ and a few hundred friends

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

3 years

I'm with Ukraine.🇺🇦 Odessa is one of Vancouver's sister cities. There's a lovely painting of the Odessa Steps in our office at City Hall. Ukrainian-Canadians are part of the literal backbone of our country. I'm with Ukraine.🇺🇦

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

BREAKING Mayor @kennedystewart announces "safe supply" 💊 coming as part of DTES COVID-19 triage/response along w/ measures incl new shelter spaces, hotel rooms, healthcare. Result of working across orders of government, w/ health authority hard-working City EOM team 🙌🏽

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

2 months

Hopefully, City's rep on Police Board @KenSimCity has comments on this operational decision. When we approved $.5m in additional police funding last month to facilitate "drinking on beach pilot" - mass sweeps to deny sunset viewers wasn't articulated goal

Vancouver police budget increased by nearly half a million dollars for beach booze pilot

The Vancouver Police Department has added another $450,000 to its financials, growing the department’s budget for this year to over $415 million.

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2 months

it's absolutely wild we've let VPD ban watching the sunset, something the city is literally known for and is a major tourism Top 10

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

2 years

ABC majority are voting to kill City’s Renter Office while tenant protections unique to our city are more important than ever. ABC concerns “staying in our lane” and “protecting taxpayers”, curious given committed $8m to take over nursing duties from province. #priorities

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

One of men charged w/ beating 78-yo Usha Singh to death idenfitied as "mayor of Oppenheimer" a Strathcona Park camp boss and protest leader. Yesterday council colleagues and I were ordered away from park by camp "warriors" - we cannot continue to indulge

Search in Vancouver senior's killing leads to confrontation between police, residents of homeless...

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

3 years

Two things we don’t have a cure for… At least we might have a cure for COVID someday soon, but I don’t imagine we will ever have a cure for stupid.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

5 years

Thousands of abandoned wells, no polluter-pay, no environmental stewardship, inept regulatory oversight, hand outstretched for a fed bailout. Industry treats Alberta like a banana republic yet we should risk our coast to get their diluted tar to tidewater

Alberta's looming multibillion-dollar orphan wells problem prompts auditor general probe | CBC News

As Alberta struggles to clean up thousands of oil and gas wells left behind by bankrupt companies, the province's auditor general is set to investigate how the problem became so big and why the...

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

These are monumentallly bad takes by a former and sitting councillor, deeply offensive in the literal and figurative white-washing of what happened this week at the US Capitol. At risk of stating the obvious, not opinions held by a majority of former or sitting councillors

Melissa De Genova 鄭慧蘭

@MelissaDeGenova

4 years

Yup, photo looks a lot like the protestor who took Peloski’s chair yesterday. This👇 still isn’t as bad as the day the same group chased Council down the street-remember that @george_affleck ? Swanson led that one too! #Dejavu #VanPoli

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

9 months

Park Board debate: ABC used their majority on council to suppress democratic participation, by eliminating Council's ability to ask questions of the mover of a motion per our Procedure By-law (9.8) 🤬 Here's what I would ask @KenSimCity in a transparent, accountable system: 1/9

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

Thankful for all the partners that made this happen: The Provincial Govt, esp Ministers Simpson, Darcy, Farnworth and Mark. BC Housing. VCH. Our City Staff, the NGOs and the people - the advocates, interveners, frontline workers and everyday folk who's work made this happen

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

5 years

"get your ass away from the people that built this fine city and get out of vancouver . better yet get out of canada.take your mom with you" Been getting a lot of these types of messages today - know that this stuff doesn't intimidate me, just increases my resolve.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

City is preparing to declare a Local State of Emergency. While that sounds scary, it's no reason to panic. LSOE is a legal tool that allows us to shut down risky establishments, mitigate price gouging & hoarding, and keep our City COVID-safe. Stay safe, stay strong Vancouver✊🏽

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

Good morning meeting with the hard working captain and crew of @VanFireRescue No. 2 Hall serving the #DTES and the busiest fire hall in Canada Thanks for the service and the Serving with #Pride shirt 🌈 🔥 @IAFF18

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

Today's announcement for transitioning vulnerable DTES street homeless to hotels, with supports and medical safe supply is not a silver bullet, it will not magically transform things overnight. But it is a GAME CHANGER. Because it will yield results and change lives 2/5

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

29 days

Report details pattern of bullying, intimidation, fraud, coercion, and lying under oath by Mayor Sim's staff against elected officials. BUT report can't establish mayor's direct responsibility and under current by-law, CoC and IC don't apply to staff 2/7

Vancouver’s integrity commissioner throws out complaint by Mayor Sim’s top aides - theBreaker

New report on failed complaint sheds light on why Mayor Ken Sim's ABC supermajority is seeking to gag Integrity Commissioner Lisa Southern.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

6 months

So mayor @KenSimCity has a newfound interest in "jurisdiction", despite overstepping and moving to eliminate Park Board, hiring healthcare, interfering w/ Police Board, etc.. Let's dispense with some facts before diving into Sim and ABC's approach to people who use drugs 🧵

Pete Fry

@PtFry

6 months

No. Our rational for rejecting "gross misconduct" claim was based on evidence presented. The "activism" comes next week when we introduce motion to have staff report back on a regulatory framework for 🍄psychedelics, similar to Medical Marijuana framework Vancouver led w/ in 2015

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29 days

To recap: Sim's special meeting to indefinitely suspend Integrity Commissioner bars public speakers, requiring only simple majority vote of Councillors attending. The same Conduct of Conduct by-law does say Commissioner's report must be published by (checks watch) Sun 10am🗓️👀

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Pete Fry

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1 month

Changing Integrity rules to avoid #vanpoli scrutiny. Last council before summer: ABC unanimously and effectively suspended work & function of Vancouver's Integrity Commissioner - even after Montague denied to me his ambiguously titled motion was a trojan horse to do just this. ⬇️

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

2 years

To be clear the City had absolutely nothing to do with this report, nor were we provided an opportunity to review it. Presumably the intent is to galvanize austerity and cuts to services under a guise of DTES accountability - but really what it begs is accountability from VPD

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@PtFry

4 years

@Fumi_chun Ironically, on Tuesday, I had a call w/ Adrian from VMF excitedly telling me about your project. You're doing great!😀 Should man revisit, kindly refer him to me so I can explain why he shouldn't disturb an artist at work in service of our city (and don't be a racist/mysoginist)

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

29 days

Even though IC doesn't find against Mayor, revealing behaviour of his office and external consultants is damning. They would have known this months-long investigation report was forthcoming. Intention to suppress this and potentially other reports is political interference. 3/7

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

2 years

The $5b social safety net dog-whistle. VPD plan to release their report today, but damage is done: the YEG version of this report was so obviously flawed, the leak so politically weaponized - this only serves to undermine public trust - now we are hearing the details... 1/3

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@PtFry

7 months

Politics and policing are (supposed to be) separated for a reason. There is no room for interference from the mayor's office. It's absolutely critical we have an independent, accountable, transparent police force free from political influence. #vanpoli

Vancouver Police Board member resigns, cites conflicts of interest, political interference | CBC...

Faye Wightman has explained the reasons behind her Jan. 30 resignation, saying that apparent conflicts of interest and political interference made her unable to continue.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

2 years

Correcting misinformation. $320k RFP City awarded VANDU was for "Block Stewardship" not explicitly/exclusively street cleaning. Admittedly wrong tool for the job, we canceled contract, did NOT pay in full. What's canceling unrelated $7,500 art therapy grant symbolize? Revenge?

Kenneth Chan

@iamkennethchan

2 years

In a symbolic move, Vancouver City Council has blocked VANDU from receiving a $7,500 grant. They admitted to misusing a $320,000 street cleaning grant for general operations. Council suggested VANDU can fund its arts program using misused funds. #vanpoli

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@PtFry

4 years

Appreciate reassurances from Prime Minister that even folks who don't otherwise qualify for EI, might be self employed or in the gig economy - will be eligible for benefits, along with small businesses via an unprecedented COVID-19 aid package 🇨🇦

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2 years

Funny not funny... just double checked ABC platform promises : "An ABC Majority will strengthen protections and supports for Vancouver’s existing market and non-market housing rental stock" guess those promises aren't worth the slick paper they're printed on

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

2 months

Joined Cllr Bligh for big announcement today from ministers of Housing @KahlonRav and Health @adriandix w/purchase of decrepit Salvation Army temple & 3 adjacent lots at Hastings/Gore. Plans for housing above, urgent/primary care at ground. Long overdue gamechanger for #DTES 🙏🏽

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@PtFry

3 years

Today, I’m counterprotesting the sort of selfish, stupid assault on healthcare we saw yesterday.. Did you know that blood donations are at record lows as a result to COVID? #CanadasLifeline #BloodForLife

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

3 years

After years of uncertainty - tonight, council came together to affirm support for co-ops as affordable non market community housing leased on city land. Hard work for staff & co-ops, passionate speeches from residents - great result for co-op communities and our City!

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

+1 Everybody keeping your hands clean and safe -100 Everybody dumping your used gloves on the street Seeing too much of this lately. Just b/c we call it 'Personal' Protective Equipment doesn't justify being totally self-centred. Clean up your #COVIDtrash #InItTogether

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@PtFry

9 months

Wow independent Park Bostd chair @BrennanBastyo spittin pure FIRE on Ken Sim’s broken promises, lack of experience and petty political moves to disband the board and consolidate power over parks into his office @CBCOnTheCoast

On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko | Live Radio | CBC Listen

On the Coast catches you up on the news of the day, brings you in depth analysis, showcases the arts, and offers you ideas about what you can do in Metro Vancouver.

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@PtFry

1 year

Amazing news!😀 Two-way bike lane & plazas to be built on Broadway! Oh wait.😐 That's the other Broadway -maybe not a "Great Street" as envisioned for Vancouver, but great to see iconic street w/ vibrant public realm AND active transportation 🙂

A two-way bike lane and two new plazas are being built on Broadway now

The project will be completed by this summer.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

To suggestions "It's no big deal, everybody does it anyway" True, we heard from VPD that policing people w/ a glass of wine watching sunset on beach wasn't a priority. But that's not policy, it's discretionary. Race & privilege allow sense of entitlement to drink in public.👇🏽👇🏽

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@PtFry

6 months

The mayor and his party have been pretty assertive in supporting liberal access to alcohol - which many would argue is far more harmful, legal status notwithstanding -- the disinterest and active attacks on harm reduction for people who use drugs suggests a double standard...

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

Physical Distancing doesn’t mean social disconnection ... Yesterday, had a COVID containment catchup w/ this hard working local firefighter, his wife snapped pic of us talking shop, off-duty, safe distanced, over beers in the alley. As always, grateful for #teamVancouver

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4 years

We've heard from folks about the need to connect socially while physically distancing. w/ apartments, or where patio access isn't an option, a few drinks with friends becomes an equity issue. Parks are a great idea, but not Council jurisdiction. Turns out, there's an option...

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@PtFry

29 days

Rumours and culture of bullying, duplicity, & misinformation out of Mayor's Office aren't new. W/ new spotlight on MO however, some ABC Cllrs may be struggling to put integrity ahead of politics. I hope they read report, and have courage to do right by Oath we all took. 4/7

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@PtFry

4 years

Up until now, a lack of political will and partnerships across government have rendered this sort of intervention a pipe dream. Today the dream became a reality, and together we are going to make it the new reality. Fantastic news. I feel pretty fired up right now 4/5

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@PtFry

4 years

The next week, and the weeks after that will be difficult. Anxiety, fear, inconvenience, and misinformation will challenge us, depress us, anger us, terrify us. Be brave, be kind, be safe. Listen to public health authorities, give thanks for frontline workers. #staystrong

Canada's CPHO

@CPHO_Canada

4 years

8/8 This is our chance, right here, and right now – we need to act immediately and act together to #FlattenTheCurve of the #COVID19 epidemic. For the latest updates: #FlattentheCurve #coronavirus #pandemic #doyourpart

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@PtFry

9 months

How to political repression CityHall 🚫Increased use/abuse of closed meetings 🚫Public speakers reduced to 3 minutes 🚫Councillors can't ask questions of speakers 🚫Councillors can't ask q's of member motions 🚫Metal detectors, police, limited public access #Vanpoli @Vote4ABC

Christine Boyle

@christineeboyle

9 months

Tonight’s #ParkBoard decision from Mayor Sim & ABC is so disrespectful and undemocratic. They didn’t run on this promise, they haven’t tried to improve things. And now they’re ramming forward to eliminate a democratically elected body mid-way through their term. 1/4 🧵

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@PtFry

7 months

The sickening burning smell this morning: fire at Parkland Refinery in Burnaby. Residents downwind should be careful as prolonged exposure to burning hydrocarbons can result serious health impacts.🤒 Tripling capacity w/ Transmountain pipleline only further risks human health

CityNews Vancouver

@CityNewsVAN

7 months

Smell something strange Sunday morning? Firefighters in Burnaby say it's coming from the refinery.

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@PtFry

7 months

Conflict of Interest is a measure of trust CofV rules are clear (w/out suggesting impropriety) *appearance* of financial interest is conflict. 2x increase in contracts to Sim's company since he approved $millions in new tax-funded grants to VCH. #vanpoli 👍🏽 research @ToriMarlan

Investigative Journalism Foundation

@IJFMedia

7 months

Mayor Ken Sim's business Nurse Next Door and its franchises got over $13 million from Vancouver Coastal Health over the past five years, with funding increasing significantly since Sim's mayoral campaign.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

2 years

Our statement, along with our one City colleague: ABC majority kills Vancouver Renters Office, leaving renters in the cold - Green Party of Vancouver * in a housing crisis * ABC decided tenant protection office not in taxpayers interest or job of city

ABC majority kills Vancouver Renters Office, leaving renters in the cold

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@PtFry

4 years

Before and After Cleaning up illegal dumping in Strathcona Park Thank you @CityofVancouver @ParkBoard @cupe1004 This was household garbage, illegally dumped. Dumping garbage in parks isn't just a jerk move but also a $500 fine and prosecutable up to $10k in court.

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1 year

Street chalk art - commemorating the 619 British Columbians who died during the heat done two years ago. Cooling and air quality are critically important for safe housing #619BC

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@PtFry

4 years

Good work from @CityofVancouver w/ 2020 Transportation Safety Update, moving forward on slower safer streets, neighbourhood traffic management, and engaging MVA-approved pilot to test blanket speed limit reduction on local streets. Unanimous approval from council #VisionZero #30k

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Pete Fry

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4 years

We have known for years that these interventions: housing, health, wraparound supports and treating addictions as a health issue can effectively transform lives by eliminating toxic drugs, criminality, predators, exploiters and help people to heal. 3/5

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

5 years

*clears throat* Yo Toronto, I'm really happy for you and I'mma let you finish.. but Vancouver has one of the worst Canadian housing crisis too.. #canpoli #vanpoli

Lauren Pelley

@LaurenPelley

5 years

BREAKING: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing new $1.3 billion partnership with Toronto to renovate 58,000+ Toronto Community Housing units. It’s being touted as the largest federal housing investment with a municipal partner in Canadian history.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

3 months

Adding that Sim's attendance record (at Council and various boards) has (so far) been worse than any mayor in recent history... Which begs the question, who is doing the work in the mayor's office, and who is paying for it?

Here's how many times Vancouver's mayor has been absent from a vote at council

Vancouver's mayor has been absent for nearly a third of votes at public council meetings since taking office, data shows.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

6 years

They can’t vote and I’m pretty sure these signs aren’t authorized by my official financial agent - but I gots big love for these small Frys

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

1 month

Listen: Christensen on lack of transparency/accountability calling out ABC on CBC🔥 In the last meeting before the summer break, Vancouver city council voted to suspend the work of Integrity Commissioner. Now, concerns about what this will mean once council resumes this fall

Laura Christensen

@l_christe

1 month

Mic drop Monday 🎙️ Chatting about suspending the integrity commissioner, gas amendment, shadowy consultants, and a troubling pattern of behaviour at City Council #vanpoli

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

1 year

The signal to developers yesterday: ABC are rewarding speculation, retroactively and in perpituity, and don't care to study or track displacement of vulnerable renters in Broadway Corridor. The signal to public: ABC intentions are not what they campaigned on.

Dan Fumano

@fumano

1 year

Vancouver ABC council opts to take $3.8 million in empty homes tax already levied & earmarked for social housing, & send it back to developers ABC councllrs say this sends signal to developers: city hall wants them to build Non-ABC councllrs not impressed

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

2 years

Ugh. This Mobi station is removing the need for up to 15 vehicles that might otherwise be jockeying for those very same free parking spots that this small-minded motorist feels entitled to. - this reckless Anti Bike Campaign could result in real damage to the bike or cyclist!

Mihai Cirstea

@Mihai_Cirstea_

2 years

Someone's been repeatedly deflating all the bike tires at the Mobi station at Commercial & 20th. Here's a conversation between a neighbour who relies on these bikes to get to work, and the (presumed) tire deflator.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 months

Horrific, preventable, unnecessary. Noting in Jorge's follow up: speeding driver went home tonight, while pedestrian in crosswalk went to hospital with a head injury. He's right of course- w/out enforcement, physical interventions or proactive planning -we've failed VisionZero

Jorge Amigo

@AmigoJor

4 months

So here’s today’s Vision Zero failure: Driver speeding down alley between Davie & Burnaby, hits a pedestrian on a crosswalk, and keeps driving for another 10 metres with pedestrian on hood, then stops and ejects pedestrian onto opposite sidewalk, hitting his head on curb.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

Congratulations to friend Paul George receiving the Order of B.C. - One of the founders of ⁦ @VanGreens ⁩ and ⁦ @BCGreens ⁩ and Wilderness Committee, an honour well deserved, thanks Paul

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

29 days

Mayor Sim has called a "special meeting" for Tuesday to enact amendments to Code of Conduct by-law, in order to suspend the Integrity Commissioner office, including active investigations. No public speakers allowed, and a quorum of 6 and bare minimum majority* to pass. 5/7

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

5 years

Field trip! Took a “high rail” (pictured below - basically a pickup with deployable steel wheels - on a tour from Surrey’s Thornton Yards to Centerm in Downtown Vancouver. Thanks to the CN team for behind the scenes look at rail infrastructure operating in and between our cities

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

9 months

2. @KenSimCity What is the rush, why are you disenfranchising tens of thousands of Vancouver voters just one year into park board's mandate? Do you feel this is democratic? Why didn't you campaign on it if your intention was to micro manage parks under your office?

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

I scrubbed my social media of any US-Trump commentary a while back, fearful of being profiled crossing the border. No more. I will not supplicate to the unbridled madness of the current US presidency. Neighbours, you need to get your house in order. This is a president:

Barack Obama

@BarackObama

4 years

My statement on the death of George Floyd:

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

6 years

Haze from the forest fires has been hurting my eyes and lungs - but today it hurt my heart when a pre teen acquaintance shrugged it off as something that always happens in summer. The new normal. This is climate change.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

Second time in as many weeks - a full truck worth of loose domestic garbage dumped in the park. C’mon people #DoBetter #InItTogether

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

9 months

1. @KenSimCity explicitly singled out designated Permanent parks for "protection", but omitted defacto & temporary-designated park spaces including Jericho, Sunset Beach, Spanish Banks, English Bay , CRAB Park, Hadden & Vanier Park - why aren't they afforded 'protection'?

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

29 days

*Despite assumptions, we've been informed by legal: 1. Threshold 2/3 Council to suspend IC only applies to "appointment" (5.5) 2. Applying IC obstruction rule (6.41) is "absurd" b/c can't prevent own legislative power to enact, amend, repeal a by-law 6/7

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

7 years

Let this sink in. While local small biz struggle: Mayor woos monopoly corp intent on replacing them. #vanpoli more:

Pete Fry for Vancouver

Let this sink in. While so many of Vancouver’s bricks-and-mortar small businesses are struggling to stay afloat, our mayor is trying to woo a multinational corporation whose business model is based...

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The Vancouver Sun

@VancouverSun

7 years

Vancouver mayor would welcome Amazon's $5-billion headquarters

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

9 months

BUDGET 2024, Mayor moves to decrease operating budget for Van Fire Rescue by $1m, and invest an additional $180k of NEW funding for the mayor's office. Telling priorities given attempts to centralize power in mayor's office and campaign commitments. - passed by ABC

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

4 years

Ugh. An eagerly anticipated homeless encampment discussion at #UBCM2020 for today was cancelled when writ dropped. Hugely disappointing as we need help and this is an issue top of mind for many British Columbians and their local governments. T-32days

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

3 years

This is our Vancouver ❤️ Turning out in the drizzle to #StandwithUkraine 🇺🇦 The Chinese Canadian Ukrainian Orthodox priest leading his congregation carrying the giant blue and gold flag says it all

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

5 years

From humble start as an ice cream parlour won in a poker game; Benny’s Market in Strathcona turns 100 this Sunday - there’ll be bands, block party & Benedettis for a BBBBQ to celebrate! Grateful for this awesome corner store, late Mr Benny, and slice of Vancouver history 🇮🇹

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

9 months

Before I was replaced at VPLBoard, I worked w/ Melody and found her to be a smart productive trustee, and did not bring unrelated partisan politics to her role. I advocated to reappoint Ma, but nomination subcommittee is *not* non-partisan, as one might deduce from membership...

Melody Ma | 馬勻雅

@melodyma

9 months

3/ At @VPL , a non-partisan nomination subcommittee recommends trustee candidates to city council for appointment. A city council nomination subcommittee then votes on the recommendations in camera. Recommendations, particularly reappointments, are usually approved without issue.

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

5 years

A historic day in our Province as the UN Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People’s bill is passed at BC Legislature. Here with gratitude and humility to represent the @CityofVancouver on territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil Waututh #UNDRIP #bcpoli

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

6 years

Pole raising ceremony at @collingwoodnh today: Ancient Cedar’s Journey Home by Interior Coast Salish master carver Gerry Sheena and his team of local youth at the Collingwood Neighbourhood House Annex - stunning work!

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

6 years

Ending a solid day of #vanelexn18 campaigning w/ #vegan #datenight @MeetGastown . We’re celebrating 19 years married at end of month!

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

6 years

Feeling like Broadway Subway UBC extension speakers debates is going to make for a looong night... Like 7:53am 99 B-line queue at Broadway-Commercial long 🚌🚌🚌🚏🚌🚌

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Pete Fry

@PtFry

9 months

3. @KenSimCity wants a working group to determine the demise/restructure of Park Board. Group will be appointed by your office, w/terms determined by your office, outcomes determined by your office. Ken: how do you counter that this is not a centralization of power in your office?

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